“I am glad to think I am not bound to make the world go right, but only to discover and to do, with cheerful heart, the work that God appoints.” On finding contentment in one's appointed duty rather than grand reform · Prose / attributed writings Acceptance Duty Faith
“I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered.” Grateful hindsight on unanswered prayers as a form of providence · Off the Skelligs (novel) Gratitude Prayer Providence
“I have lived to know that the secret of happiness is never to allow your energies to stagnate.” Presenting happiness as an active practice rather than a passive state · Prose writing, commonly attributed to Jean Ingelow Hope Joy
